minor in
phrasal verb
minored in; minoring in; minors in
US
: to have (a specified second subject of study) in addition to a main subject
In college, she majored in chemistry and minored in biology.
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Isabella Waters — Breaking News Isabella Waters is a junior at the University of Kansas studying history and journalism with a minor in political science.
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Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
In 2016, Rose admitted to entering into a relationship with a minor in the 1970s.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Her plans are to attend Texas Christian University to major in interior design and minor in business.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Anna Dawley is a prelaw student at Bowling Green State University with majors in political science and English along with a minor in Spanish.
—Robert Alexander and Anna Dawley, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Wise, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
In 2016, Rose admitted to entering into a relationship with a minor in the 1970s.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 May 2025
Her plans are to attend Texas Christian University to major in interior design and minor in business.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
Anna Dawley is a prelaw student at Bowling Green State University with majors in political science and English along with a minor in Spanish.
—Robert Alexander and Anna Dawley, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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